Horace E. Simpson, Jr.

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS HORACE E. SIMPSON JR. was born January 31, 1921. He had lived at 604 North 6th Street in 1933. He later moved to 717 Clinton Street in Camden NJ. His father had served in World War I, as a Private First Class in Company H, 113th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division. 

Horace Simpson was a member of the New Jersey National Guard, and was activated in 1940. Sent overseas, he was killed in action during fighting along the Rhine River, near Strasbourg, on January 6, 1945. Originally declared missing in action, his body was recovered at a later date, and his status was changed to killed in action on May 4, 1945. He was survived by his parents. 

Horace Simpson was returned home to New Jersey after the war. He rests at Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly NJ, where he was buried on July 20, 1949. His parents are also buried nearby, on the cemetery grounds. 

Mr. and Mrs. Horace T. Morton, of 518 Haddon Avenue, have opened their cottage in Pitman for the season, as have Mr. and Mrs. Horace Simpson, of 604 North Sixth Street. 

Camden Courier-Post
June 12, 1933

Courier-Post
Camden, New Jersey                                                       May 5, 1945

DEATHS IN WAR REVEAL 11 FROM SOUTH JERSEY 
13 Others Wounded, One Captured by Enemy Forces

War and Navy Department casualty lists yesterday reported eleven South Jersey men killed, 13 wounded, one missing, and a Vineland man a prisoner. 
    In all cases, next of kin have previously have been notified, and in case of divergence from this list, the last word sent next of kin is always the appropriate final authority. 

Killed:

PFC Horace E. Simpson, Jr., 24, of 717 Clinton Street, Camden      

Simpson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace E. Simpson, was reported killed in action in France on January 6 after previously having been listed as missing on that date. He entered the Army in 1940 and went overseas last November. His father is a veteran of World War I. Besides his parents he is survived by three sisters.